After air drying, I remove the leaves from the stalks and prepare it for grinding.

grinding moringa. crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com

I use a blender to grind my moringa leaves. You may grind it for a few seconds to make tea, and you make grind it some more to make moringa powder.

crushed moringa leaves for tea. crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com

This is moringa crushed in a blender. Pour hot water on a teaspoon of this and you may either strain the solids or you may opt to drink all. Anyway the leaves and tiny stalks will serve as fiber for good digestion.

powdered moringa (malunggay) crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com

If you want to add the moringa powder to your everyday dishes then the powder form is better since kids will not see the leaves, but still benefit from the nutrients of moringa.

I love to drink moringa tea including the leaves and tiny stalks for fiber.

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thank you very much! I am aware of malunggay powder but I do not know how to do it. and now because of you… i learned how it is being done! this makes a lot of help for our ward activity. thank you! and god bless!!!

Im taking up my masters at the UST, and we have this business proposal as one of my requirements for my subject in Philosophy of Business. I like your creativity of products from the malunggay. Indeed, your product has a social impact to our country. Mam, can you help us present this to our class specifically the promotion of malunngay to fight the poverty and malnutrition in our country?

Thank you very much. Hoping for your kind consideration and i really appreciate for any feedbacks from you.

one of your interesting articles on malunggay caught my attention which is the malunggay powder. how long does it take for the leaves to be thoroughly dried? also do you a recipe for making malunggay flour? thanks and more power.

To make malunggay powder, I detach them from the stem, dry them on a bilao for 3 days, heat on low fire for 3 minutes to sanitize then crush them through a strainer. Is it alright even if I do not wash them with water?

I guess we really should wash it with water because there are dust particles that will stick on the leaves even if we live in the suburbs. You may wash with running tap water or filtered water. good luck!

does your malunggay leaves get crispy/crunchy texture after several days of air-drying?

i tried oven drying and it went out nice as well. the temp is only set at 50 deg C but it took me almost an hour to dry one (1) cup full (siksik) of leaves that yields 6 tablespoons powder. the dried leaves retained its natural color and i did not use blender/grinder anymore bec you can actually crush it by hands. the downside, malakas sa kuryente/lpg but you will have a malunggay powder in a very short time.

i haven’t tried air-drying so far but i will try your method soon bec it is more economical and ideal especially if you are living in the province like me where air is not (as) polluted compared to the cities .

I don’t know where you can find it in bicol. but you may try calling your local DOST, DTI and BFAD and ask them if they know anybody in your area making malunggay powder. If you can’t find one, then, try making your own. It may be time consuming but you will save a lot of money, and and help us in our advocacy for malunggay. Good luck.

jerome, ready for tea na siya. me konti siyang anghang pero hindi mapait. some of my regulars use it to add to baby food like cerelac and lugaw. another one mixes it with his carrot juice. most just add it to hot water, seep for a while and then voila, moringa tea.

Paolo, you have to really do it to know. Results vary and that means I can’t give you exact figures. It’s good to keep records to have historical data from where you can base your future decisions. Good Luck!

hi cris, my name is teddy….im here in states but im from butuan city…i read some article about moringa/malungay tea leave from asianjournal newpapers…co’z im looking for some altenative medicine for my ulcerative colitis..which i found in that articles…my question is where can i get it here in states..los angeles cerritos califonia….and just in case if i want to order it from u in cebu…the p20.00
per pack is it a per tea bag or box?

teddy it’s a per pack rate. its 20g in powdered form not in tea bag. You may check with asian/filipino store in your area. But my unsolicited advise is for you to use fresh leaves, you blend it, strain and drink the juice. There might be stores in your area where you can buy fresh leaves. please try and then let me know the result.

hi cris, im louie from davao. ive tried malunggay, pepino, honey and apple cider vinegar: blenderize it and chill. taste is really nice! but my question is that, are dried leaves much better than the fresh ones? because i saw in one of your posts that dried leaves have larger amount of vitamins and minerals than the fresh ones.😀

that’s based on studies. However, other parts of malunggay like roots, bark have also other important use. Also, fresh malunggay juice is best for digestive system problems. basically, it really depends on your needs/requirements. please check out also treesforlife.org website for more info.

Good day po again ma’am, i forgot to ask how many grams of dried moringa powder should i taken specifically to attain those nutrients contents capacity shown in your blog is it the more the better what is the ideal dosage to be taken daily? tnx po

hai ate cris i’m jeanette 16 yrs old i’m about to graduate in highschool this year… before i found this site i was in hurry looking for a science investigatory project that i suppose to induce in the class on manday. . thanks to you ate cris i found the best s.i.p project for this year. . i know your a good one because you gave time for your viewer to reply from there question enx te. . i’m out of time to make this in air drying i will just use an oven to fasten my work . . your my savior ate cris, i’ll introduce you and your product to the class..

hi ate cris! ang ganda naman nitong site mo. Very beneficial lalo na sa mga mother na katulad ko. Please continue doing so and God will blessed you for this. Instead of selling your malungay powder, you advised your reader to make their own, you’re one of a kind. Hope you continue this advocacy and we will support you through prayers and our own advocacy here in our place. And hope you will feature more natural powerful food that is abundant in our country. Always take care and God Bless You!!!

I used to boil fresh malungay leaves with its stem and drink the boiled water as my everyday water. How much amount of boiled maluggay should I drink everyday. Do I still get nutrients from drinking the fresh boiled malungay?

some people do that instead of drinking just plain water. as far as i know you still get nutrients from it. However, as to how quantity, maybe you should also drink plain water daily aside from the malunggay juice. sometimes anything good can get bad if it is too much

good day cris! thanks for sharing your advocacy… Its really of great benefit for me. I have been taking malunggay tea for over 2 months now and the result is really amazing my hemoglobin was 108 and it has improved significantly now its in the normal level thanks for opening my mind to many benefits of moringa. God bless you and more power…

i have one entry on this blog about vco making. please search on it. we have been making vco for personal use since 2005 and yesterday, we made another batch. the next time we do it, i will take pictures and post here. thanks

My komare requested me about his son’s thesis on malunggay tea. Thanks God coz i browsed this website of yours. Can i ask favor regarding this matter, the feasibility study, the total cost of materials and other expenses before a malunggay can be called as malungay tea.

hi lolit, i don’t really know the cost of materials in your area. The researchers must find it for themselves. They need a grinder (a blender with dry mill will do), stainless basins, sieve (find a stainless sieve with the smallest holes) a plastic sealer, and tea bags if they want to put it in tea bags. Please ask them to visit the local dost to ask for additional info before pushing through with the proposal. good luck

hi cristina. we are medical students in baguio city and we want to initiate a feeding program involving malunggay fortified rice to growth stunted kids. i wonder if you have any information regarding the amount of powder they mix in the rice pudding. thanks!

I read that freeze drying is better for malunggay or moringa leaves to make tea. According to the article, the malunggay losses its nutrients after 6 hours. I tried this method, then grind it using coffee grinder. I mixed it with peppermint leaves to gve it a sweeter taste.

Hi.
Nag try din ako ng garden fresh salad. A mixture of fresh malunggay leaves, some generous quantity of camote tops (talbos ng camote) plus some fresh kangkong leaves then garnish it with few slices of cucumber and red tomatoes, tapos nag gawa ako ng thousand island dressing(equal parts of mayonnaise and ketchup at eto na ang lunch ko. Super ang result at uulitin ko pa ito for next days with few variations but the main ingredient will be the malunggay, obviously.

hi maam cris…i’m cebuana but i’m in brunei…..i really love and very thankful to know about this malunngay tea. do you have any idea where to buy empty teabags or empty capsules in cebu city?….how long is the storage life duration of the tea or capsule?..thank you

Hi Cris, i’m from Cebu. curious lang ako sa life span ng moringa powder, since nagkagastristis ako at mahal ang gamot, nagswitch po ako sa fresh malunggay to save money and been using it for almost 3 years na, kaso I’m living in the City mahirap makakuha ng fresh leaves from the tree mismo, so i wanna try this powder to solve my problem. By the way if you have any idea where to buy empty capsule coz i’m planning to make my own moringa capsule. Pls reply to my email. Thanks. God bless you! Susy.